Hello. Have a look here: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/backing-up.html
George Law wrote: > Just a quick question regarding mysql backups. > > I know myisam tables are portal from machine to machine, but I know > there are some differences > Between innodb tables. > > I am running mysql 5.0.18 on suse linux 10. I have innodb set up so it > stores each table in its own > .idb file. > > I've read that innodb tables are not portable from server to server, my > question is if I grab the whole > mysql/data directory, can it be restored back on the same computer in > the event of a crash. Do I need > to enable binlog to do this? > > > I plan on giving myself about a 1 hour maintenance window where all my > import scripts skip importing and > then just copying the entire mysql/data directory to a back up server > where I will tar/gzip the data and push > it out to a back up directory so it will get dumped to tape. > > -- > Geo > -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.NET http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Gleb Paharenko / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.NET <___/ www.mysql.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
